Jiang Yunxi walked toward her step by step with a paintbrush in hand. “Tell me, how did you die?”
The female ghost in red froze. “You’re not going to destroy me?”
“Since you claim you were wrongfully killed and can’t proceed with Reincarnation, I’ll help you first, then settle the crime of harming the innocent with you later.” Jiang Yunxi tapped the ghost with her paintbrush, and the Formation Array restraining her vanished instantly.
“You’re really willing to help me?” The female ghost in red cried tears of joy, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing repeatedly to Jiang Yunxi.
“Stay here and watch over her. I’m going to help my child’s father now.” With that, Jiang Yunxi turned and ran off.
The female ghost in red: “…”
Main Street.
The Hanwang Residence carriage was traveling normally along the street when it gradually came to a stop.
“Master, someone is blocking the road,” Qi Yan reported.
“Go deal with it.” Zhan Beiyuan’s face showed no ripple of emotion. This wasn’t the first time he’d encountered such a situation; he was already used to it.
Qi Yan said awkwardly, “Master, I’m afraid I can’t handle it alone. There are over a dozen of them, and they look quite unusual…”
Zhan Beiyuan’s eyes snapped open. He had gone to the military camp earlier due to some matters and hadn’t expected to encounter an assassination attempt on his way back.
Suddenly, he recalled Jiang Yunxi’s words.
Bloodlight Disaster?
Zhan Beiyuan lifted the carriage curtain and stepped out. In the distance, over a dozen black-clad figures held gleaming swords. He glanced at the buildings lining both sides of the street—ambushers were there too. So eager to take his life?
“Master, they look extremely hostile. Perhaps you should leave first,” Qi Yan said with a grave expression.
“If I leave, you’ll only be reporting to the King of Hell.” Zhan Beiyuan finished speaking and flew toward the distant black-clad figures, his killing intent radiating all around. Every time he encountered assassins, he treated them as nothing more than practice.
Qi Yan’s lips twitched. Why tell such an honest truth!
Yet inwardly, he was moved to tears.
Seeing his master surrounded by the black-clad figures, he pulled two swords from beneath the carriage and charged forward, tossing one toward Zhan Beiyuan. “Master, take this.”
Zhan Beiyuan moved swiftly and caught the sword.
Master and servant quickly launched their attacks, but the black-clad figures were well-trained and not weak in skill.
On the second floor of an inn not far away, a window slowly opened. At the same time, the window opposite also opened.
The two figures standing by the windows exchanged a glance, then both nocked arrows and drew their bows. Their target was Zhan Beiyuan.
Just as Zhan Beiyuan sensed something amiss, he swept his sword horizontally—clang!
A sharp sound rang out.
An arrow fell to the ground.
He turned to leave, but it was already too late. Another arrow grazed his arm, tearing his clothes and drawing blood instantly.
“Master!” Qi Yan cried out in alarm, his sword strikes growing fiercer.
Zhan Beiyuan paid it no mind, continuing to fight with his sword.
Seeing their failure, the archers by the windows nocked arrows again. Their mission this time was to kill Zhan Beiyuan—otherwise, they would be the ones to die.
“Brother, what are you doing here?”
Suddenly, a woman’s amused voice sounded behind him.
The archer turned quickly, but before he could speak, Jiang Yunxi smashed a brick against his head. With a thud, he collapsed to the ground.
Jiang Yunxi picked up the bow and aimed it across the way.
The archer there was taking aim at Zhan Beiyuan.
His face was filled with frustration—Zhan Beiyuan kept moving around, making it impossible to aim properly, let alone predict his next move. Clearly, the earlier failure had put him on high alert.
Suddenly.
He let out a painful groan.
An arrow had pierced through his arm.
He warily looked toward the opposite side, where a pristine and ethereal woman in white stood, waving the bow in her hand to greet him.
Jiang Yunxi climbed onto the windowsill and used her lightness skill to fly toward the opposite side.
Seeing this, the archer gritted his teeth, pulled the arrow from his arm, and turned to flee.
As soon as Jiang Yunxi entered the room, she grabbed a brick and struck the back of his head with precision. The man swayed twice before collapsing to the ground.
On the street.
Zhan Beiyuan and Qi Yan had already killed over a dozen men in black.
“Your Highness, I told you that you would face a Bloodlight Disaster tonight. Do you believe me now?” Jiang Yunxi leisurely walked toward Zhan Beiyuan, her gaze fixed on his arm, where a large patch of blood stained his dark clothing.
“Why are you here?” Zhan Beiyuan suppressed the killing intent radiating from him.
“You should thank me. I knocked out both archers. You can take them back for interrogation.” Jiang Yunxi’s smile was bright and unrestrained, like the most dazzling star in the night sky, radiant and captivating.
Zhan Beiyuan frowned. “Why are you helping me?”
“You’re the father of my child. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have bothered.” Jiang Yunxi raised an eyebrow. Without the child, they would have been two people with no connection whatsoever.
“I hope that’s the case, and not because you have some other motive,” Zhan Beiyuan said coldly.
Jiang Yunxi: “…”
What motive could she possibly have? She simply wanted to secure a good future for her two children.
“Qi Yan, escort her back by carriage,” Zhan Beiyuan ordered. It was bold of her to venture out alone so late at night.
“No need. Handle your own affairs,” Jiang Yunxi said before walking away.
Zhan Beiyuan watched the woman’s slender, upright figure until she disappeared into the night before finally withdrawing his gaze.
Jiang Yunxi returned to the pond as quickly as possible.
The female ghost in red breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing her return. She had worried whether Jiang Yunxi would come back. For some reason, she felt that only Jiang Yunxi could help her.
Jiang Yunxi woke the woman lying on the ground, escorted her home, and then brought the female ghost in red back to Yingguo Gongfu.
Along the way.
She listened to the female ghost’s story and felt pity for her.
“Your case, I’ll take it. I’ll help you achieve Reincarnation,” Jiang Yunxi assured her. Doing good deeds and accumulating virtue was something she had done for generations. Only in this life, right after arriving, had she committed a wrong.
She had taken advantage of Zhan Beiyuan without his consent.
That was the only mistake she had ever made.
“You’re truly willing to help me? The person involved holds a high status in the capital. Going against him could be dangerous,” the female ghost in red expressed concern. Originally, she had planned to possess the woman’s body and seek revenge herself.
Once it was over, she would have returned the body to its rightful owner.
“I am the legitimate eldest daughter of Yingguo Gongfu and the most skilled disciple of Qingxu Temple. Do you think I would fear him?” Jiang Yunxi’s tone was casual, her eyes filled with arrogance. Moreover, upholding justice was her duty. Such a person deserved to go to hell.
The female ghost in red widened her eyes, then felt reassured.
However, she had never heard of this Qingxu Temple.
…
Snow Lotus Pavilion.
“Mother, I’m sorry. It’s all because of me that Sister caused such unpleasantness on her very first day back,” Jiang Chenyu said with reddened eyes, her voice tinged with a sob, though inwardly she seethed with hatred.
Who would have thought that this Jiang Yunxi would be so arrogant and domineering!
Madam Mu was heartbroken, “This isn’t your fault at all. It’s just a misunderstanding—she’s the one being petty and holding onto it. You should lie down and rest now.”